The Quiz: The New York Times News Quiz, July 1, 2022 Did you follow the news this week? Take our quiz to see how well you stack up with other Times readers.
1: Sweden and Finland were formally invited to join NATO this week after which country dropped its objections?
Belarus
Canada
France
Germany
Turkey
The correct answer to this quiz is Turkey.
2: The Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last week, eliminating the constitutional right to an abortion. Which four of these states now ban abortions?
Alabama
Alaska
Arkansas
Colorado
Illinois
Missouri
New York
South Dakota
3: Disney, Meta and Dick’s Sporting Goods are among the companies that have done what in response to the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade?
Expanded company-sponsored maternity leave to 12 month
Fired employees who attend protests in support of abortion rights
Implemented policies to cover travel expenses for employees who need abortions
Opened private health clinics near each of their headquarters
Provided abortion pills through flexible health spending accounts
4: In a ruling this week, the Supreme Court limited the E.P.A.’s ability to do what?
Fund tree-planting campaigns
Independently define “clean water”
Measure air pollutants
Regulate power plant emissions
Restrict the amount of lead in gasoline
5: Cassidy Hutchinson, a former aide in Donald Trump’s White House, testified to the House Jan. 6 committee this week. Which three of the following statements did she make?
Rudy Giuliani and Mark Meadows, Trump’s chief of staff, sought pardons for their roles on Jan. 6.
Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin wanted to deliver a list of fake electors to Mike Pence.
Trump called Pence to ask if he was safe during the attack.
Trump wanted security to let armed supporters attend his Jan. 6 rally.
Trump wanted to join protesters at the Capitol building.
6: What did Israeli lawmakers vote to do this week?
Begin trade talks with Iran
Build a tunnel connecting Israel to Cyprus
Cancel all elections until the economy recovers
Declare the coronavirus “defeated”
Dissolve the Parliament
The correct answer to this quiz is Dissolve the Parliament.
7: Darren Bailey, a far-right state senator, won the Republican nomination for Illinois governor this week. Who spent nearly $35 million to boost his candidacy?
Gov. J.B. Pritzker, a Democrat, and the Pritzker-funded Democratic Governors Association
MAGA Pac, a Donald Trump-aligned super PA
Oprah Winfrey, the talk show host
Peter Thiel, the billionaire Silicon Valley conservative
Tucker Carlson, the Fox News host
8: An F.D.A. advisory panel this week recommended that Covid vaccine makers create shots that . Fill in the blank.
Can be administered through a skin patch rather than a needle
Have no side effects
Keep household pets from contracting Covid
Protect against all coronaviruses
Target the Omicron variant
9: Doctors detected C.T.E., a brain disease common to football players, for the first time in an American professional athlete in which sport?
Badminton
Basketball
Golf
Soccer
Swimming
10: Serena Williams returned to Wimbledon this week after missing a year of tennis because of an injury. What happened in her first-round match?
She defeated her sister, Venus.
She lost to the No. 115-ranked player.
Her opponent retired from the match out of respect.
She reinjured her hamstring.
11: The photo above shows Mr. Happy Face, a Chihuahua mix. What title did he win last week?
World’s Best-Smelling Dog
World’s Happiest Dog
World’s Oldest Dog
World’s Slowest Dog
World’s Ugliest Dog